I am a student about to study abroad in Europe. What is the cheapest way to travel?
I am based in France and have 4-5 weekends to travel. One weekend is for London, one weekend is for Florence and one weekend in Ansterdam. I will also be in Italy for 10 days.. Best way to save me money and see all what I can? I am a 20 year old female with a International Student ID. Good hostels? Train advice?
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I was on Erasmus in Antwerp (Belgium) 2 years ago, we used to travel every weekend. Usually we used Ryanair (ryanair.com) to travel to the UK, Spain, Portugal etc. Basically you should check: - Ryanair deals, can be very cheap if you buy in advance - other cheap airlines like Easyget - Eurolines (international bus service) - sometimes they offer discounts and good weekend-away deals - Train company discounts I don't know any hostels in these cities cos I usually stay by my friends :) If you wanna go really cheap register on couchsurfing.com and look for the hosts. If you don't wanna stay by anyone, you can also simply look for the guides. Sometimes it's good to have someone local who can show you around :) The better you organize your trips the more you can save, believe me!
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There are several budget airlines operating here; a couple of good sites for finding relatively cheap flights are: http://www.skyscanner.it/ and http://www.whichbudget.com/ . The German train website is very good for determining schedules throughout Europe: http://www.bahn.de/i/view/USA/en/index.shtml , but you'll need the local sites to price and book tickets: http://www.ferroviedellostato.it/homepage_en.html (Italy) , http://www.sncf.com/en_EN/flash/ (France) , http://www.ns.nl/cs/Satellite/travellers (Netherlands). You can find others with a simple search. If you're staying in or near Paris, the night train is a very good option for travel to/from Florence. This is especially true if you buy tickets in advance and can get the "smart price" discount which will cost 35 euro for a berth in a 6 bed compartment. This is an excellent site for train travel: http://www.seat61.com/ and can help you determine whether a Eurail pass is worthwhile for you or not.
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